Problem 1.9 Determine the net charge !

Q that flowed through a resistor over the

specified time interval for each of the following currents:
(a) i(t) = 0.36 A, from t = 0 to t = 3 s
(b) i(t) = [40t + 8] mA, from t = 1 s to t = 12 s
(c) i(t) = 5 sin(4" t) nA, from t = 0 to t = 0.05 s
(d) i(t) = 12e−0.3t mA, from t = 0 to t = #

Solution:
(a) ! 3 ! 3
!Q(0, 3) = i dt = 0.36 dt = 0.36t|30 = 1.08 (C).
0 0
(b)
! 12 "! 12
#
!Q(1, 12) = i dt = (40t + 8) dt × 10−3
1 1
%&12
40t 2
$
+ 8t && × 10−3 = 2.948
&
= (C).
2 1

(c)
! 0.05 "! 0.05
#
!Q(0, 0.05) = i dt = 5 sin 4" t dt × 10−9
0 0

−5 cos 4" t &&0.05

&
−9
= & × 10
4" 0

= (−0.32 + 0.40) × 10−9 = 80 (pC).

(d)
&#
−12e−0.3t &&
! # "! #
#
−0.3t −3
!Q(0, #) = i dt = 12e dt × 10 = × 10−3 = 40 (mC).
0 0 0.3 &0

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